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• GEOG 300: Human Landscapes

  3.00 Credits

  Coastal Carolina University

  
  (3)(=ANTH 300)(Prereq: ANTH 120/GEOG 120) This course intensively examines the way in which anthropologists and geographers use landscape analysis in studies of ther interaction between people and their environment. We will discuss the formation of anthropogenic landscapes and feedback cycles, and the way in which this affects human behaviors past and present. Case studies can include agriculture, climate change, pollution, population, urbanization, and the Anthropocene. F,S,Su. Prerequisite:    Take GEOG*120;
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• GEOG 310: Digital Cartography

  3.00 Credits

  Coastal Carolina University

  
  (Prereq: GEOG 200 or GEOG 204, or permission of instructor) An introductory course that will provide students with an overview of maps, mapmaking (cartography), and the tools and techniques of digital cartography. Students will be introduced to geospatial technologies utilized in cartography, including Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Through a combination of lectures, discussions, and hands-on exercises, students will explore the design and production of digital maps and cartographic visualizations, and develop an understanding of the ethical and social issues involved in the mapmaking process. F,S. Prerequisite:    Take GEOG*200 or GEOG*204;
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• GEOG 311: Earth Observation

  3.00 Credits

  Coastal Carolina University

  
  (Prereq: GEOG 200 or permission of instructor) An introductory course that will provide students with an overview of earth observation through remote sensing. Students will be introduced to basic concepts such as the origin of remote sensing and earth observation programs, as well as remote sensing technologies such as aerial and satellite imaging systems and related geospatial technologies such as GIS that are utilized in processing, analyzing and presenting data gathering from earth observation sensors. Through a combination of lectures, discussions, and hands-on exercises, students will explore the remote sensing process and how it is used for earth observation, types of remotely-sensed data, analysis methods, and applications of earth observation techniques. F, S. Prerequisite:    Take GEOG*200;
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• GEOG 312: Spatial Analysis Using GIS

  3.00 Credits

  Coastal Carolina University

  
  (3) (Prereq: GEOG 204) An intermediate course that builds on students' Geographic Information Systems (GIS) skills to explore the use of GIS in spatial analysis and modeling. Topics covered include types of GIS analysis functionality, developing models to perform spatial analysis, introduction to specialized spatial analysis techniques such as terrain analysis and network analysis, and presentation of spatial analysis results using appropriate cartographic and geovisualization techniques. F, S. Prerequisite:    Take GEOG*204;
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• GEOG 316: GIS for Government

  3.00 Credits

  Coastal Carolina University

  
  (3 credits)(Prereq: GEOG*200 or GEOG*204) This course provides students with factual, conceptual, and procedural knowledge needed to develop and apply spatial thinking and problem solving skills to real-world problems in a variety of contexts incudling urban and regional planning, environmental health and public safety, historic preservation, and ecosystem services and sustainability. These goals are acheived through hands-on application of geospatial tools and technologies to assist and inform decision-making processes. Successful completion of the course requires students to demonstrate the ability to prepare, update, manage, maintain, and apply geospatial data and analysis methods and techniques commonly practices among local, regional, and national government agencies. F,S,Su Prerequisite:    Take GEOG*200 or GEOG*204;
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• GEOG 331: Topics in Historical Geography

  3.00 Credits

  Coastal Carolina University

  
  (3) This course explores the way in which geographic phenomena change through time. We seek to understand how cultural, geographic, and political features developed by examining the interaction of human societies and their physical and social environment. Emphasis is placed on an analysis of themes such as historical landscape study, cultural interaction, immigration, environment, and economic change. Students explore each topic in depth through a combination of lectures, discussions, readings, and hands-on projects or research papers. The course may be repeated for up to six (6) hours of credit under different topics. F,S,Su.
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• GEOG 344: Turf Wars

  3.00 Credits

  Coastal Carolina University

  
  (3 credits) This course examines conflicts over land and its resources from a political ecology perspective. Case studies highlight how geography, history, pverty, power, cultural heritage, and resistance are interrelated issues that are embedded in land contestations. F,S,Su
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• GEOG 351: Spiritual Landscapes

  3.00 Credits

  Coastal Carolina University

  
  (3 credits)(=ANTH*351) In this course, students examine the intersections of geography and anthropology with spiritual beliefs and experiences associate with various landscapes and geologic formations around the world. We discuss the concepts of topophilia and the human-environmental connection through the geographies of religion and belief systems. Class case studies include mythology, historical accounts, cultural resource management reports, archaeology research, and impacts from tourism. F,S,Su
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• GEOG 352: Sacred Spaces, Sacred Paths

  3.00 Credits

  Coastal Carolina University

  
  (3 credits) In this course, students examine geographic intersections of place, space, and sacredness within various belief systems, architectural structures around the world, and city layouts. This course explores the aspects of space through analysis at various scales of sacred geographical boundaries, specific points (sacred sites), and lines (pilgrimages) through a geographic lens. Students examine intersections of space and the physical terrain, with built structures serving a sacred purpose for a society. Class case studies may focus on the diffusion of sacred practices and belief systems; how sacred space is demarcated through rituals and/or ceremonies; ideas of sacred directions and orientation in space; and cosmological layouts of towns. F,S,Su
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• GEOG 425: Geography of Europe

  3.00 Credits

  Coastal Carolina University

  
  Physical and cultural geography of Europ
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